Hi guys! Today on the blog I have a special guest. I want to introduce you to Mark from New Zealand! A year ago Mark started to learn Italian. He found learning “la bella lingua” so enjoyable that he and his wife decided to take a five-week holiday in Italy! When they arrived nel bel paese, through the internet they discovered that Lucca Italian School was offering a course for students to practice their language skills while making excursions in and around Lucca. The course is called “Speak & Walk”. Mark, knowing that I had just returned from Lucca, wrote to me to share with me his experience at the school, as well as to share with me a video he made during his vacation. I asked Mark if he would be interested in writing a guest post for the Matta Blog and he readily agreed to my proposal! I think what he has written is extremely impressive for someone who has only studied the language for one year! Bravissimo Mark!